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Ministry of Science & Technology
ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF EMINENT NATURALIST GOPAL CHANDRA BHATTACHARYYA
Kolkata, August 1, 2019
A seminar was held on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of eminent naturalist and science writer, Shri Gopal Chandra Bhattacharyya, here today. The programme was jointly organized by Vigyan Prasar, under Deptt. of Science and Technology, Bangiya Bijnan Parishad and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharyya Bijnan Prasar Smritiin collaboration with Bose Institute. Dr. Nakul Parasar, Director, Vigyan Prasar was the chief guest on the occasion. The dignitaries also included Prof. Dr. Uday Bandyopadhyay, Director, Bose Institute; Shri Tapan Saha, Executive Secretary of Bangiya Bijnan Parishad among others. The discussions in the seminar centred round Life and Works of Gopal Chandra Bhattacharyya, Bio-diversity – Inspection & Conservation, Science Literature, Journals and Gopal Chandra Bhattacharyya.
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharyya is well known for his fundamental research in bio-science. A favourite of Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose, his research on the life cycle of insects and unknown facts on plant life, which was expressed through his science-based books, had awed all. His research works were published in 22 Indian and foreign research journals. He is credited for popularizing science through his attractive style of writing literary books in Bengali language.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
National Overseas Scholarships
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements two National Overseas Scholarship  schemes. One is implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment under which financial assistance is provided to selected students from Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans for pursuing Masters and Ph.D level courses abroad. The other is implemented by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  under which scholarship is provided to the selected students with disabilities for pursuing Masters and Ph. D level courses abroad. Similarly, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is also implementing NOS Scheme for students belonging to ST communities. There is no proposal to include other categories of students under any of these schemes.
The process of selection in the Ministries/Departments are as follows:
 Under the scheme run by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment 125 meritorious SC students are given scholarship every year. Applications are invited on the online portal of the Ministry. The online applications of the eligible candidates are placed before a Selection-cum-Screening Committee for making their recommendations for selection in accordance with the conditions of the scheme. The merit list is prepared based on the international ranking of the institutions in which the candidates have secured admission.
 In respect of the scheme run by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities , the receipt of applications of National Overseas Scholarship for 20 slots are open throughout the year. The applications are screened by the Screening Committee as per the conditions of the Scheme. The candidates shortlisted by the Screening Committee are placed before the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee assesses individual candidate’s educational qualifications and experience, and draw a merit list which finally and decisively completes the selection procedure.
iii) NOS of Ministry of Tribal Affairs 20 meritorious ST students are given scholarship every year. Applications are invited on the online portal of the Ministry. All applications received within the stipulated period are put before an independent Screening Committee for short-listing of the applications. The candidates short listed by the Screening Committee are required to present themselves for personal interview before the Selection Committee. The merit list is prepared, based on the assessment of candidates by the Selection Committee. The selected candidates are given two years time to secure admission in the accredited University/Institute abroad.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri A. Narayan Swamy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Blocks
Under the provisions of Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017 made under the Mines and Minerals  Act, 1957, the Central Government may specify the maximum number of coal blocks or amount of coal reserves or both that may be allocated to a company or corporation or its subsidiary or parent company or associate companies or group companies or its affiliate in the case of auction and the Central Government may also specify the maximum number of coal blocks or amount of coal reserves or both that may be allocated to a company or corporation or its subsidiary or associate companies in the case of allotment of coal blocks. Similarly, under the provisions of the Coal Mines  Rules, 2014, the Nominated Authority may specify the maximum number of mines or coal reserves or both that may be allocated to a company or its subsidiary or associate companies based on the criteria specified by the Central Government.
This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of Railways and Coal Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 03.01.2018 .
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
SPICe+ Portal deployed by MCA
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs  has notified and deployed a web-form namely ‘SPICe+’  vide notification no. GSR 128 dated 18.02.2020  as a part of Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business  initiatives. This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Giving more details, Shri Thakur said that the said web-form offers 10 services by three Central Government Ministries and Departments , one State Government  and various Banks, thereby saving procedures, time and cost for Starting a Business in India.
These 10 services are:-
- Name reservation
- Incorporation
- DIN allotment
- Mandatory issue of PAN
- Mandatory issue of TAN
- Mandatory issue of EPFO registration
- Mandatory issue of ESIC registration
- Mandatory issue of Profession Tax registration 
- Mandatory Opening of Bank Account for the Company and
- Allotment of GSTIN .
Users may either choose to submit Part-A for reserving a name first and thereafter submit Part B for incorporation & other registrations or file Part A and B together at one go for incorporating a new company and availing the bouquet of registrations as above. The new web form facilitates On-screen filing and real time data validation for seamless incorporation of companies.
Mentioning the benefits, the Minister stated in the written replt that after introduction of the aforesaid new Web Form, the number of procedures has been reduced to 3 as against 10 earlier and time has also been reduced to 4 days as against 18 days earlier for starting a Business in the Country.
Further, vide notification no. 180 dated 06.03.2019 effective from 18.03.2019, this Ministry has amended the Companies  Rules, 2014 whereby zero fee is being charged for incorporation of all companies with authorized capital upto Rs. 15 lakh or upto 20 members where no share capital is applicable, the Minister stated.
Ministry of Science & Technology
India- Norway Joint Working Group on S&T discusses extension of co-operation to new areas
The India-Norway Joint Working Group on S&T discussed the extension of S&T co-operation between the two countries to include areas like quantum science and technology, electric mobility, green hydrogen, ocean science, cyber-physical system, blue economy, information and communication technology and strengthening existing areas of co-operation like polar sciences, bio-economy, renewable energy, nano-science and technology and anti-microbial resistance, at a meeting on October 12, 2022.
The meeting decided on furthering activities like bilateral workshops, support for on-going joint research projects, new joint R & D Project call with industry participation, human capacity development, focusing on areas which has more relevance or impact to society as well as industrial R & D programmes
“The co-operation will help in enhancing quality and relevance of R&D, technology translation, taking it to market, connecting industry, startups, MSMEs to R&D Labs and academia, societal connect, science for people, diversity and inclusion , aligning S & T with national priorities, water, energy, environment, transport, health, manufacturing, waste processing and so on,” said Shri S K Varshney, Advisor & Head, International Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology , India who led the delegation from the Indian side.
Ms Anne Line Wold, Director General, Ministry of Education and research who headed the delegation from the Norway side underlined that India is among the 9 priority countries outside Europe in S&T co-operation for Norway and emphasized on strengthening co-operation on priority areas like ocean, health, energy, climate and security.
Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway to India highlighted the successful areas of S&T co-operation between the two countries and expressed the hope that the meeting would expand to the areas of increasing relevance like green hydrogen, anti-microbial resistance, renewable energy and so on.
The representatives from the Scientific and Education Ministries as well as the Ministry of External Affairs of India and their counterparts from Norway discussed in details the thematic areas in which the co-operation can be taken forward and the mechanisms to do so.
The Indo-Norwegian S&T Cooperation was formalized through an Inter-governmental agreement signed in Tromso, Norway in 2006 and was activated through a Programme of Cooperation  signed in Oslo in May 2009. A Joint Working Group constituted under the framework of Inter-Governmental agreement met for 6 times so far, alternately in India and Norway.
The activities so far included support for joint workshops on ICT and Bio-economy during 2016-2017, joint projects under ICT and projects under Bio-economy. A joint call on renewable Energy was launched in 2017-2018. Joint projects on energy storage, microgrids and solar cell applications were supported. During 2018-2019 a joint call on Nanoscience and Technology was launched and 7 joint projects were supported.
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Army recruitment rally at arunai engineering college stadium, Tiruvannamalai  from 15 apr 2020 to 25 apr 2020
Indian Army will conduct a Recruitment Rally from 15 Apr 2020 to 25 Apr 2020 at Arunai Engineering College Stadium, Tiruvannamalai  to enroll candidates into the Army from 11 Districts of Tamil Nadu under the aegis of Recruitment Office , Chennai i.e Cuddalore, Vellore, Tirupathur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Vilupuram, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Puducherry District of Puducherry  for various categories that include :-
Soldier Technical
Soldier Nursing Assistant/Soldier Nursing Assistant Veterinary
Soldier Clerk
Store Keeper Technical
Soldier General Duty and
Soldier Tradesman
Candidates will have to apply online only on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in and the registration will start from 01 Mar 2020 and will close on 31 Mar 2020. Admit card will be issued online after 31 Mar 2020. Date of reporting at rally site will be intimated on admit card and the applicant can take print out of admit card after 31 Mar 2020 from www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Recruitment process being fully automated, is fair and transparent. Candidates must guard against Touts/fraudsters, claiming to help them pass. Only their hard work and preparation will ensure their selection as per merit.(
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Smt. Anupriya Patel inaugurates 22nd AHWP conference
Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon’ble MoS  recently inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party  at New Delhi. The five day conference is being conducted by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization  and National Drug Regulatory Authority  of India in collaboration with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The key objective of the event is to develop and recommend approaches for the convergence and harmonization of medical device regulations in Asia and beyond and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise amongst regulators and the industry.
Asian Harmonization Working Party  was established in 1999 as a voluntary non-profit organization of the 30 national regulators of member countries and industry members with a goal to promote regulatory harmonization on medical device regulations in Asia and other regions in accordance with the guidance issued by International Medical Device Regulators Forums . The AHWP works in collaboration with related international organizations such as IMDRF, WHO, International Organization for Standardization , etc.
The Government has effected an ecosystem to promote Make In India, R&D and innovation in medical device sector in the country. Moreover, the Health Ministry has also come out with the recent regulation i.e. Medical Devices Rules, 2017, for better harmonization with global regulatory practices and to have transparent, predictable and robust regulatory system which will further ensure safety, quality and performance of medical devices and In vitro diagnostics being manufactured in the country. Additionally, the Government has already allowed 100% FDI in the medical devices sector to promote Make in India. With these combined efforts for Make in India and with a strong regulatory framework, the government has strived to create the ecosystem which caters to all stakeholders.
The Government intends that with such efforts, affordable medical devices to the best of the quality standards, is made available to the citizens across the vast and diverse geographical locations.
The inaugural function was also attended by Smt. Preeti Sudan, Secretary , Dr. R K Vats, Additional Secretary  along with the other senior officers of the Ministry, CDSCO, NDRA, dignitaries from other countries and representatives of the development partners.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang calls on DoNER Minister
The Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, currently on his first visit to the union capital after taking over his present assignment, today called on Union Minister of State  of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh.
During the meeting, Shri Tamang spelt out a number of projects which the State government wishes to be taken up on priority. These include three tourism projects, namely Bhaley Dhunga SkyWalk project at Yangang in South Sikkim, passenger ropeway from Pelling to Sangachoeling in West Sikkim and tourist resort at Yuksom.
The Chief Minister also requested for financial support to complete the multi-speciality hospital which was constructed recently. According to him, the DoNER Ministry had earlier agreed to provide Rs.1.6 crore for medical equipment and furniture and accordingly the DPR has been submitted to the North East Council.
The memorandum submitted by the Chief Minister on behalf of the State Government also included 60 bedded Hospital at Mangong at a cost of Rs. 20 crore. The project, according to Chief Minister, has been retained by NEC .
The Chief Minister and his team also submitted a list of priority projects of Sikkim Government which included proposed projects of roads and bridges, water security and PHE, energy and power, urban development & housing and healthcare.
DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, while congratulating Shri Tamang for taking over as Chief Minister, said that he will direct the officials in the DoNER Ministry to deliberate on the list of priority projects submitted to him. He also issued instructions that an official level meeting between the officers of the State of Sikkim and officers of DoNER will be held to come out with a brief note regarding the feasibility and possible budget allocation for these projects.
Ministry of Steel
Shri Pradip Kumar Tripathi Assumes Charge as Secretary in Ministry of Steel
Shri Pradip Kumar Tripathi, IAS  has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, here today. Prior to this, Shri Tripathihad been posted as Special Secretary and Establishment officer in Department of Personnel and Training .
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
President summoned Rajya Sabha from 18th July 2018
The President has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on Wednesday, the 18th July, 2018 at New Delhi. Subject to exigencies of business, the Session is scheduled to conclude on Friday, the 10th August, 2018.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Aditya-L1 Science Support Cell exposes students to processes happening on the Sun, Aditya-L1 mission & observational data analysis
Students from institutions and universities across India were exposed to the basic processes happening on the Sun, Aditya-L1 mission, and observational data analysis, as well as the current open problems that young researchers on the subject can address, at a workshop conducted by the Aditya-L1 Science Support Cell .
“This workshop will help in developing the next generation of solar physicists spread across various institutes and universities in India. It can train younger people from the university sector so that the user community can grow with time and would promote utilisation of data from Aditya L1 by a large number of students and scientists across India,” said Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, Director, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences .
The workshop from 27th June to 6th July 2022 by AL1SSC, a joint effort of the Indian Space Research Organisation  and ARIES, Nainital, an autonomous institute under the Dept. of Science & Technology , Govt. of India, is a part of the activities commemorating ‘75 years of India's Independence: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at ARIES.
It covered talks and demo sessions on topics such as the sun, observation techniques, the Aditya-L1 mission, statistical & AI/ML techniques, and data analysis techniques by experts in solar physics from various institutes in India.
AL1SSC will be organising more such workshops before and after the launch of Aditya-L1 mission so that the scientific data can be explored by a larger community leading to the exciting scientific outcomes.
The Aditya-L1 mission is India's first dedicated spacecraft mission to study the Sun. It will enable a comprehensive understanding of the dynamical processes of the Sun and address some of the outstanding problems in solar physics and heliophysics. AL1SSC has been set up to act as a community service centre for the guest observers in preparing science observing proposals and analyzing science data. This support cell provides tools and documentations required to understand, download and analyse the data.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
The Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate the Annual Convention of Central Information Commission titled, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Citizen – centric Governance through RTI” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, tomorrow.
The Convention to discuss critical issues related to transparency, governance, right to information and other related issues and will contribute significantly towards the broadening and deepening of the RTI regime
The Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will inaugurate the Annual Convention of Central Information Commission titled, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Citizen – centric Governance through RTI” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, tomorrow.
All present and former Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners of the Central Information Commission, CICs and ICs from State Information Commissions as well as First Appellate Authorities and Central Public Information Officers have been invited for the annual convention.
Central Information Commission organizes an Annual Convention every year during October-November. The Conventions not only provide an opportunity and a forum for stakeholders to meet and discuss critical issues related to transparency, governance, right to information and other related issues but also contribute significantly towards the broadening and deepening of the RTI regime. The Convention is attended by the Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners of the State Information Commissions and other dignitaries, members of civil society apart from Central Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities of a cross section of Public Authorities.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM attends conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has attended the conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi. Shri Modi said that this is a wonderful forum to exchange views on important policy related subjects and to strengthen team spirit to take India to newer heights.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
“Attending the conference of Chief Secretaries. This is a wonderful forum to exchange views on important policy related subjects and to strengthen team spirit to take India to newer heights.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
On a continued downward slope, India's Active Caseload further declines to 16,35,993; less than 2 Lakh since 8 successive days
Active Cases decrease by 77,420 in last 24 hours
India reports 1.32 Lakh Daily New Cases in last 24 hours, maintaining continued trend in decreasing Daily New Cases
More than 2.65 crore persons have recovered from COVID across the country so far
2,07,071 patients recovered during last 24 hours
More daily Recoveries than Daily New Cases for 22 consecutive days
On a sustained upward slope, National Recovery Rate further increases to 93.08%
Weekly Positivity Rate currently at 7.27%
Daily positivity rate at 6.38%, less than 10% for 11 consecutive days
COVID Testing capacity substantially ramped up–35.7cr tests total conducted
22.41 crore Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari stresses upon strict adherence to project schedules; reviews 500 road projects worth Rs 3 Lakh Crore
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari has stressed upon strict adherence to project schedules. Chairing the first day of the two-day long review meeting of NHAI-Ministry projects with Minister of State Gen  Dr V.K. Singh, officials from the Ministry, NHAI, NHIDCL and State Authorities in Haryana’s Manesar today, the Minister called for adopting best practices in project management and construction. He said, while he is committed to quality, he has zero tolerance towards corruption. He added that any inter-ministerial issues holding up a project may be brought to the notice of the Ministry for his intervention to expedite resolution.
Projects from the Southern and Central zones that include Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Telangana, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are among those reviewed today.
The Minister also launched online Web Portal ‘GATI’ on the occasion. The portal has been created by NHAI taking inspiration from the PRAGATI Portal used by PMO. It can be accessed from NHAI Website and contractors/concessionaires can raise any project related issues on the Portal. The issue will immediately come to the notice of every official of NHAI including top management, and immediate action will be taken by the concerned officer, duly updating on the Portal. The issues raised in the GATI will be daily monitored by a team of officers in NHAI and will be constantly reviewed by the senior officers of NHAI and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. This will bring transparency and speed up the decision making giving real GATI to highway construction.
A total of 500 projects valued at Rs 3 lakh crore will be reviewed in the following two days. The projects from North-Eastern states, Maharashtra, Uttarkhand, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Laddakh, Haryana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh will be reviewed tomorrow.